Other conditions decisions — 2011

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disorder of the right forearm and for an increased rating for his left elbow injury. The Board found that the Veteran did not have a current skin condition, nor could it be linked to military service or herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his respiratory disorder, which may be related to service exposure to asbestos. The case will be reviewed again after the examination.

The Veteran has a fungal disability of the groin, feet, legs and ears that is likely the result of disease incurred during active military service.

The Veteran's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of pension benefits was not timely submitted, as it was received more than 180 days after the notification of indebtedness. The Board found that the Veteran did not file his request within the required timeframe.

The Veteran's service connection claim for multiple myeloma is granted due to exposure to herbicides during his active duty in Korea.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have Harada's disease (including VKH with blindness) that is the result of disease or injury incurred in or aggravated during active military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for issuance of a Statement of the Case (SOC) on the issue of payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred at Walter Reed Medical Center on November 15, 2007.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current psychiatric disorder other than polysubstance dependency, and his use of alcohol and drugs was willful misconduct. Therefore, service connection for any psychiatric disability is denied.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder, but remanded the case due to the need for additional development regarding his claims for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a VA examination to determine if he is unemployable due to his service-connected disability, valvular heart damage, residuals of rheumatic fever.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including additional examinations and consideration of his TDIU claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death, interstitial pulmonary fibrosis, was not caused or contributed to by his active military service. The medical evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's lung disease was related to exposure to herbicide agents during service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral varicocele/hydrocele is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and further development of his medical records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection claim for trauma to tooth number 10 is granted, as there is sufficient evidence to support a finding of in-service dental trauma.

The Veteran's left lower extremity nerve damage disability has been rated at 20 percent disabling, but the evidence does not support a higher rating. A separate 10 percent rating is assigned for a painful surgery scar over the left ankle.

The VA determined that the Veteran's prostatitis, status post TURP does not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on urinary frequency or obstructed voiding.

The Board has determined that the appellant's income exceeds the maximum annual pension rate, and therefore she is not entitled to death pension benefits.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection as his left eye disorder existed prior to service and did not increase in severity during service.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen her claim for eligibility for VA death benefits, finding that no new and material evidence had been received since the January 2003 denial.

The Veteran's varicose veins of the left and right lower extremities are not manifested by persistent edema, incompletely relieved by elevation of extremity. Therefore, a disability rating greater than 10 percent is denied.